TigerRaptorFX wrote:Is every song by Sabaton based of war and battle? Not a bad thing just wondering.

Not all of them, but most are. They have a lot of songs about World Wars I & II, some more recent events, plus some really historical stuff. They did a concept album (Carolus Rex) about the rise and fall of Gustavus Adolphus & the Swedish Empire in the 1600s. Their album Heroes is about some heroes from World War II, from every side (Russia, Germany, Brazil, Poland, USA, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Czechoslovakia). Their latest album, The Last Stand, is about famous last stands, starting with the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae and covering stuff like the Battle of Bannockburn (Scotland, 1314), the Battle of the Argonne (1918), the Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), the Stand of the Swiss Guard during the sacking of Rome (1527), a battle during the Soviet conflict in Afghanistan (1987) and more.

I had heard of Sabaton, but never really checked them out until I saw them last year with Nightwish. I really enjoyed their show, and have really gotten into their music. They have a lot of energy when the play live, and you can tell that they enjoy what they do. They are touring in the US again with Trivium and I'm going to see them again next Friday - can't wait!

Flatlander wrote:
Not all of them, but most are. They have a lot of songs about World Wars I & II, some more recent events, plus some really historical stuff. They did a concept album (Carolus Rex) about the rise and fall of Gustavus Adolphus & the Swedish Empire in the 1600s. Their album Heroes is about some heroes from World War II, from every side (Russia, Germany, Brazil, Poland, USA, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Czechoslovakia). Their latest album, The Last Stand, is about famous last stands, starting with the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae and covering stuff like the Battle of Bannockburn (Scotland, 1314), the Battle of the Argonne (1918), the Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), the Stand of the Swiss Guard during the sacking of Rome (1527), a battle during the Soviet conflict in Afghanistan (1987) and more.

I had heard of Sabaton, but never really checked them out until I saw them last year with Nightwish. I really enjoyed their show, and have really gotten into their music. They have a lot of energy when the play live, and you can tell that they enjoy what they do. They are touring in the US again with Trivium and I'm going to see them again next Friday - can't wait!

Ha. The lead singer kind of looks like Sargent Slaughter.

Compared to what I've listen to over the years, not the typical metal band. This style of music with this much energy maybe bad for driving.